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'This hell'

Rebuilding the education system in the delta region will be an immense task.

"In one school they had four teachers and 187 students. Now they have two teachers and 76 students," a foundation member says.

Added to this is the trauma suffered by the youngsters, brought into stark relief by the unnamed child who drew this picture.

"You feel sorry for the people [who] got smashed by the trees, and buffalos [with] broken spines, but can't help them because all of us are in this hell."

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